Storage Expo 2006: Data storage regulations suffocating business

'A slew, a swamp, a morass of incompatible requirements'. These were the words of Philip Vergo, Eurim's secretary general, speaking of the data capture requirements facing business when he opened Storage Expo 06 with his keynote. All the terabytes of hardware storage on display, he suggested, and the myriad methods for storing, retrieving and preserving data, will be needed as businesses struggle for a technological solution to governmental regulation. ...more

Novell cosies up to US Government

Novell has tightened links with the US government, announcing it has signed up to the U.S. General Services Administration's SmartBUY inititiave that consolidates government purchases to harness more bargaining power. ...more

Record label boss accuses Apple of not caring about the record industry

Record label boss and iTunes refusenik Tony Brummel has accused Apple of not caring about the record industry and called for labels to stop supplying content for the company's music store. In an editorial for Hits, Brummel, who has steadfastly refused to licence any content from his Victory Records label, asks why the record companies agreed to provide free [sic] content to Apple without negotiating a cut of iPod revenues 'Without the music industry, their site and their iPods are useless,' he claims. 'Since when do record companies give their content away without extracting an advance?' he asks. ...more

Apple to announce first 1Ghz Power Mac

Sources close to Apple US have indicated that the company will announce its first 1GHz Power Mac on Monday. Although details of the product are still unclear, the new Power Mac is believed to use the next generation of G4 processor, previously codenamed Apollo. This chip is likely to be called either the PowerPC 7445 or 7455, according to sources familiar with the project. ...more

PC Pro Reliability and Service Awards 2003

You made your choice and you cast your vote - and a big thank you once again to all the readers that completed the PC Pro Reliability and Service survey for 2003. It's your feedback that makes the awards possible. Following the awards ceremony last night at the Dorchester Hotel on Park Lane, we can now announce the results. ...more